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bend over backwards

French translation: faire le pont


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:bend over backwards
French translation:faire le pont
Entered by: jmleger
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17:37 Dec 16, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Pas au sens figuré
English term or phrase: bend over backwards
Here she bends over backward for XXXl’s one-piece magenta bodysuit
jmleger
Local time: 06:42
faire le pont
Explanation:
partir complètement en arrière en se recevant sur les mains c'est la posture du pont... comme ici :
http://www.variety.com/graphics/photos/vlifeweekend/dogood_y...

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ou là :
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Emérentienne
Local time: 13:42
Grading comment
oui tt à fait, C'est comme ça qu'on appelait ça quand j'avais encore l'âge de faire ça.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2faire le pontEmérentienne
5faire de pieds et des mains
Frederic Jacquier-Calbet


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
faire de pieds et des mains


Explanation:
The best solution here.

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-12-16 17:43:25 GMT)
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Sorry, please read "faire DES pieds et des mains"...typed too fast...

Frederic Jacquier-Calbet
France
Local time: 13:42
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 19
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Asker: Il ne s'agit pas du sens figuré ici

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
faire le pont


Explanation:
partir complètement en arrière en se recevant sur les mains c'est la posture du pont... comme ici :
http://www.variety.com/graphics/photos/vlifeweekend/dogood_y...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-12-16 20:01:30 GMT)
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ou là :
http://images.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http://signatureherbs....

Emérentienne
Local time: 13:42
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
oui tt à fait, C'est comme ça qu'on appelait ça quand j'avais encore l'âge de faire ça.

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